SAILRACING PALMAVELA From 2nd to 6th of May, 2018 Notice of Race 1 ORGANIZATION SAIL RACING PALMAVELA, is organised by the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP), supported by the Real Federacion Española de Vela (RFEV) with sponsorship from the Balearic Islands Government, Palma Town Hall, with further support of the Federación Balear de vela, Club Nautic S’arenal, and the Balearic Islands Port Authority. This event is included in the IMA 2018 Racing Calendar and in the Wally Class Official Circuit and is part of the 2018 The Nations Trophy Mediterranean League for the Swan One Design classes. 2. VENUE AND DATES SAIL RACING PALMAVELA will be held in Mallorca waters from the 2nd to the 6th of May, 2018, inclusive . 3. RULES 3.1 The event will be governed by the following rules: a) Racing Rules of Sailing as defined in the WORLD SAILING 2017-2020 RRS. b) The WORLD SAILING Offshore Special Regulations Category 4 for all the classes, if to be applied and subject to possible amendments by class rules. c) Current IMA Class Rules and Regulations. d) Current Wally Class and Box Rules (including their interpretations). e) Current ORC System Rules and IMS Rules of measurement, accommodation and equipment Rules. f) The IRC Rules 2018 Parts A, B and C shall apply. For the purposes of IRC rules 21.1.5 d) and e) this regatta is on consecutive days, yet the sails carried on board need not remain the same for the duration of the event but sails need to remain the same for each day. The day begins when the boat leaves the dock for the first time on the day and ends when the boat returns to the dock after the finish of the last race of the day. For the purpose of Rule 21.1.5 f), it is mandatory to require the Race Committee’s previous approval to change damaged or lost sails. Rule IRC 22.4.2 is modified by: the maximum number of crew that may sail a boat shall be the crew number printed on her certificate. There is no weight limit unless Class Rules dictate otherwise. g) Current CIM rules for Vintage, Classic and Spirit of Tradition Yachts and “with RI Certificate” for Spirit of Tradition Yachts. h) The 2018 RTC (Offshore Technical Regulations) of the RFEV (Royal Spanish Sailing Federation). i) Rules of each of the One Design classes. j) Disabled sailing racing rules and invited class rules. k) From sunset till sunrise, Part B of the Current International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea will apply, this substitutes part 2 of the RRS. l) This Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions; in case of discrepancy amongst them, the latter one will prevail. This modifies RRS 63.7 3.2 The official languages of the event will be the language of the Comunitat Autónoma de les Illes Balears (Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands), and English. In case of a discrepancy between texts in any of the official languages, the English text will prevail. 3.3 Penalties: RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaces by the One-Turn. 3.4 An International Jury shall be constituted in accordance with Appendix N of the RRS. Decisions of the International Jury will be final as per RRS 70.5 3.5 The TP52 Class may have on water judging in accordance with the Appendix L of the Sailing Instructions. 4. ELEGIBILITY AND COMPETITORS 4.1 The competitors shall comply with WORLD SAILING eligibility code, Rule 19 and the prescriptions of the RFEV, to this rule. 4.2 SAIL RACING PALMAVELA is open for the Classes listed below as well as any other category determined by the Organising Authority, according to the interest of the participants. Classes may be divided or amalgamated according to the entries in order to satisfactory racing. 4.3 The following Classes will be established: IMA/Maxi Yachts: As defined in the IMA Rules 2018, with a valid endorsed IRC rating certificate 2018 approved by the IMA Technical Office. Wally Class: As defined in their current Class Rules, with a valid endorsed 2018 IRC rating certificate. This class will be established only if there is a minimum of 4 competing boats. If not, the boats will sail with the Maxi Class, in accordance with the Maxi Class rules, and having their certificate approved by the IMA technical office. One Design: ClubSwan 50, Swan 45, ClubSwan 42, Melges 40, J 80, Flying Fifteen and Dragon Box RuleRule: TP52 and IRC52 with TP52 Class Wild Card Invitation. This class will be established only if there is a minimum of 5 competing boats. ORC: Boats with an ORCi and ORC Club, valid certificate for 2018. The organizing committee will publish on the events official website, an appendix to this Notice of Race with the groups established for this Class. CLASS GPH < 505 sec/mile Class 0 between 505 and < 575 sec/mile Class 1 Between 575 and < 605 sec/mile Class 2 Between 605 and < 645 sec/mile Class 3 Between 645 and <700 sec/mile Class 4 >700 sec/mile Group E If there is not a minimum of three boats on the starting line in a class, the affected boats will be allocated to the previous or following class with less number of participating boats.. IRC: Boats with an IRC valid certificate for 2018 and under the Organising Committee’s criteria and depending on the boats entered the fleet may be divided in classes which will be established in the Sailing Instructions. Vintage, Classic and Spirit of TraditTradition:ion: Under the current CIM regulations. Disabled Sailing: The event is open to Hansa 303 individual and double classes and is classified as OPEN; therefore at least one of the crew has to prove a disability. 5. ADVERTISING 5.1 Advertising shall only be displayed in accordance with Regulation 20 of the WORLD SAILING Advertising Code. 5.2 Boats will be required to display the following in compliance with point 20.4 of WORLD SAILING Regulation 20 in the following way: Event bow sticker on each side Event backstay flag Bow number 6. ENTRIES 6.1 Entries must be made on the Entry Form available on the event website: www.palmavela.com 6.2 A Valid Measurement Certificate if required, as well as any other complementary information, will be sent to: SAIL RACING PALMAVELA Real Club Náutico de Palma Muelle de San Pedro, 1 07012 Palma de Mallorca, (Baleares ––– Spain) Tel. (+34) 971726848 --- Fax. (+34) 971718636 EEE-E---mail:mail: [email protected] 6.3 The entry fees to enter the event are: GROUP FEEFEEFEE IMA/Maxi yachts and Wally class (1) 2800 €€€ More than 18 m LOA 1000 €€€ From 1515----1818 m LOA. 800 €€€ From 1212----14,914,9 m LOA. 400 €€€ From 999-9---11,911,9 m LOA. 250 €€€ <9 m. LOA 150 €€€ Disabled Sailing 100 €€€ (1) The entry fees for the IMA members will be reducedreduced to 2200 €.€.€. The Entry Fee will be paid onon----lineline at the time of completing the entry form via tthehe events website, either by means of a credit card or bank transfer. Bank details: CAIXA SON DURETA ANDREA DORIA, 60 07014 PALMA DE MALLORCA Account number: 2100 1763 07 0200065812 Electronic format IBAN: ES6221001763070200065812 Paper format IBAN: IBAN ES62 2100 1763 0702 0006 5812 BIC (International identification bank SWIFT system): CAIXESBBXXX 6.4 ENTRY DEADLINEDEADLINE:::: The Entry deadline is the 2 nd of April, 2018 at 20:00 h. For this entry to be accepted, the organising authority must have received the Entry form and the valid measurement or class certificate if required. If any of these requirements are not duly complied the entry will not be valid. 6.5 However, the Organising Committee reserves the right to admit entries after deadline. In this case, the entry fee will be subject to a 50% increase. From the 3rd of April, 2018 onwards, the Organising Committee will publish, as far as practicable, the entry confirmation list for the event’s upcoming edition on the official website: www.palmavela.com The organising committee is not responsible for any extra costs generated on a prepre----registeredregistered yacht for the event, if the prepre----entryentry has not been accepted. 6.6 Registration of Participants: Each Owner or Skipper must register and personally sign the Registration Form in the Race Office at the Real Club Nautico de Palma, before: 18:00 hours 02/05/2018 IMA/Maxi yachts, Wally Class, Box Rule, IRC, ClubSwClubSwanan 50, Swan 45, ClubSwan 42 and Melges 40 18:00 horas 03/03/05/201805/2018 ORC, J80, Flying Fifteen, Dragon, Vintage, Classic yachts and Spirit of Tradition 18:00 horas 04/05/2018 Disabled Sailing Otherwise the registration will be cancelled and any paid entry fees will not be refunded. 6.7 The registration of a yacht will not be accepted if, before the time indicated above, the following original documents are not lodged in the Race Office. (Modifies Rule 78.2 of the RRS): a) Valid Measurement Certificate. b) Photocopy of the current Insurance certificate with third party liability coverage when racing (damage to third parties and property), or an extension of the third party liability coverage, up to the amount of 330,560.00 € (1.202.025 €, for yachts with LH up to or over 50 feet). c) Spanish crew, legal residents in Spain or crew of a yacht owned by a member of a Spanish yacht club, shall present their 2018 national sailing federation license. Foreign sailors without a sailing federation license or an athletes medical insurance with accident coverage, will have to prove they are covered by an accident and illness insurance valid in Spain.